Director, Bio21 Institute

Excited to share that our work on a family of pore-forming proteins is now live in @ScienceAdvances ! We show structural snapshots across the entire pore-forming pathway for a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin-like (CDCL) bicomponent system.

🎊 Surprise! We’ve got a #festiveFEBSJ bonus #Editorschoice for you: Parker & team present a detailed structure of PLD3, and explore how known genetic #variants linked to #Alzheimersdisease can impact the enzyme’s structure & function @Bio21Director 🔎 buff.ly/4iHHklc

AI & its transformative role in life sciences took centre stage at our event feat. @emblebi's @ewanbirney, Merran Smith @PHRN_Australia & @Bio21Director Michael Parker, jointly hosted w/@BioplatformsAus at the iconic Shine Dome, ACT. 👉Read all about it: bit.ly/4eoBodZ

With the opening of the Bio21 Ruth Bishop building and Ian Holmes Imaging Centre @UniMelb we have created a museum to honour their medical discoveries that saved countless lives of children around the world @UniMelbMDHS @SciMelb @nhmrc @gatesfoundation @BillGates

This week we were delighted to open the Bio21 Ruth Bishop building. It joins our existing Bio21 Nancy Millis and Elizabeth Blackburn Science buildings that celebrate outstanding female scientists associated with @UniMelb @UniMelbMDHS @SciMelb @nhmrc

This week we were delighted to open the Bio21 Ruth Bishop building and Ian Holmes Imaging Centre which house cutting edge electron microscopes. Ruth, Ian and teams co-discovered a childhood killer, rotavirus, with EM playing a central role @UniMelbMDHS @SciMelb @UniMelb @nhmrc

Thrilled to hear that Professor Leann Tilley @Bio21Institute @MDHS @UniMelb was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 EMBL Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite (BioMalPar) conference in Heidelberg, Germany, last night. Congratulations Leann!

Thrilled to hear that Professor Andrew Wilks has been elected to the Fellowship of the @Science_Academy for 2023. Andrew and his team at SYNthesis Group joined @Bio21Institute in 2018 and is an Honorary Melbourne Enterprise Professor @MDHS @UniMelb Congratulations Andrew!

🌟CONGRATULATIONS to our new Fellows for 2023🌟 These 20 Fellows are among the Nation’s most distinguished scientists, elected by their peers for ground-breaking research & contributions that have had clear impact. The Fellowship now stands at 601 Fellows science.org.au/newfellows2023

We have a surprise, submit a poster and register by the 31 May for #IUCr2023 and we will honour the early bird rate iucr2023.org/registration/ Hop to it! 🦘

Early bird rate available until Midnight Melbourne time!!! Don’t let the sunset on the early bird savings for IUCr 2023 savings. With your savings, you could: + take a tour to see the Fairy Penguins + stay an extra night in one of our hotels + go to the theatre

Congratulations to our new professors at @Bio21Institute. Two of our Bio21 #WomenInScience have been promoted to full professor at @UniMelb: @DrMJMaher from @ChemistryUoM #chemistry and @jdmintern from Department of #Biochemistry & Pharmacology. Congratulations to Justine &Megan.

We are loving meeting everyone, and have some Australian surprises on our stand at number 29! #ECM33 Bring your business card or complete your details online iucr2023.org #IUCr2023 #crystallography @Crystal_SCANZ #BraggYourPattern

Former @IUCr President Marv Hackert flanked by Emma Bowyer and Suellen Holland from the @IUCr2023 PCO. Visit their booth at #acamtg2022 for a chance to win a free registration to the next IUCr Congress 🤞🇦🇺 🐨

The Aussies are coming to #ACA2022 The IUCr 2023 Melbourne team will be in Portland at the ACA 2022 Conference. The koalas are packed, and we are ready to go. We can't wait to see you there iucr2023.org #IUCr2023 #crystallography @Crystal_SCANZ #BraggYourPattern

@CCeMMP is seeking input on what Industry (small and large) view as the most important challenges for industrial application of cryo-EM. We have set up a short poll (<5min to complete). forms.gle/i3Lb7XEUwiL2AW… Open until end July. Outcome sent to all users. Please Retweet 🙏

@Bio21Institute group at @TheASMR1 VIC gala dinner - inspired by the 2022 #ASMRmedallist, Dr Fiona Wood, an amazing #WomenInScience

Very excited about the collaborative project that discovered a new way to kill malaria parasites

Prof Ruth Bishop, a remarkable Melbourne clinician scientist, passed away on 12 May. She led a team that discovered rotavirus leading to vaccines that have saved the lives of millions of children. @Bio21Institute @UniMelbMDHS @SciMelb

The second semi final match of #SynchrotronMugMadness is now upon us. Today sees Europe facing off against Australasia with @esrfsynchrotron vs @ausynchrotron! Who will go on to face @desy or the @EuropeanXFEL in the final? Please vote, like and share your favourites!